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2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed Mar ch 27; 1924 Inventor m 5 be him) ffflornegv Reissued May 17, 1932 umrsa PATENT oFF-I-CE' NEILQSINCLAIR, OE OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNQK ,TO ,RIP- VANZWINKLE WALL BED COMPANY, IN'C.,- OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION-OF-CALIFORNIA FOLDING. BED:

Original No. 1,114,642, dated.May 28, 1929, Serial No. 702,214, filed March 27, 1924. Application for reissue filed November 19,

My invention has forits object the combination of a bed, a wall and a receptacle, and' supporting-and operating connections therebetween whereby the bed may be swung from one side of the 'wall into the receptacle or may be withdrawn fromthe receptacle and.

positioned against the wall.

Other objects I'accomplish by the employ ment of a plurality of pivoted means being mounted on one side of thereceptacle andalso upon the bed respectively, and connecting and supporting arms therebetween wherebythe bed is pivoted about the ends of the arms and the-arms are pivoted to the side ofgrammatically in the full closed position in the closet or receptacle.

Figs.- 2 to 5 inclusiveare similar-to Fig. 1 with the bed insuc'cessive advanced positions as it-is swung-from the closet p osition of Fig.

1-to the fully opened position of Fig.,5, when the upended bed is fully in'the roomand ready-to be let down.

l ig. Sis-a plan view similarto Fig, 2 but- With the parts shown somewhat more-in deta-ili F ig; 7'is a side elevation of the lower pivot and;tl1e swinging arm-and a portion ofthe bedi frame, and is 'takenontheline VII- viroeri ,6.

Fig. 8- is similar to Fig; 6 with the-bed fully swung into the room corresponding with the'position shown inFig; 5:

Eig. ;9 is aside view taken-onthe line I'X-- IX of Fig. 6.

Fig. is a side view of the bed in its upended position when fully swung into the room in accordance with Figs. 5 and 8 and also shows the bed when swung down into final position in dotted lines from the upended position in full lines.

Throughout the figures similar numerals refer to identical parts.

The wall oil a room is shown by the numerals 1 and 2 respectively from which is opened a receptacle or closet 3 having inner 1929. Serial No. 408,399.

walls, 5 and 6, respectively andpreferab-ly also a door 7inormally closing the said closet.

Mounted either on or adjacent to the wall 6 isthe pivot support-8 carrying the. arm 9 and in line therewith a-second pivot support 10 carryingrthe arm 11.

13' thus forming virtually one arm or bracket and whereby theyare caused to move in .synchronismabout the pivots.12" and 14. Pivoted onthe bar 13. is the head piece 15 of a conventional folding bed. A spacing arm 16 pivoted at 17 adjacent to the wall 6 compels the movem'ent-ofthe bed member 15 asthe arms 91and l1 and rod 13"are.-.swung about the. pivots12; 14. See Figs. 6,3 7, 8;

The path of movement: ofthe rod 13 is shown by the are 18, F ig. 3, and the arc described bywthearm .16 is shown at.19.:

It will now. be. seen that as the bed swings fromthje positionat Fig. 1 to. the position ofFig. 3, thearms 9and 16 move substane ti ally through thesame angle and that there- These supporting arms are rigidly fixed to the connecting barl after. during the. movement shown in Figs.

4;;and 5 the armi9 moves but slightly, whereas.the. arm-16* moves through substantially 90 degrees. There willtherefore be atotal movement of the arm .9 of substantially180 degreesandof: the. arm 16 .of*270..degrees,

when the bed is shifted-fromthe position of.

Fig; 1' to the position of Fig. 5f.

To prevent the.arms 9. and'll' and rod 13 becoming buckledupon the. dead :center when in line with. pivot 17, I introduce the stop lug 2.0 integral with .therod 13-, against which thearm 16 contacts. SeeF-igs. 3-, 5, 8. In the extreme position of Fig. 8 and when .the bedlisswung outin the direction ofthe arrow 21. towardsits closingdirection, the arm 16 througlrcontacting withthe lug 20, forces the rod 13 in a closing direction clear of pivot 17iand iawayirom the, dead center.

In-place. oftthelug-QG the. arms and parts may. be so proportioned ythat. instead of the rod-13arriving over; the: dead .center. of pivot 17, its final position may be just outside thereof,- thus ,insuringits: returning movement cleanof th'edead; center when. the bed is swung in the direction 321.

When the arrives at. the. final 9 position of Figs. 5, 8 and 10, the folding portion 22 is turned down, shown by dotted lines in Fig. 10, thus making the bed available for use in the room. When the bed is swung entirely into the closet or receptacle 3as shown in Fig. 1, the door 7 is closed, totally obscuring closet and bed contained therein. The closet walls 4 and5 are always accessible regardless of whether the bed is in the position'of Fig. 1, or Fig. 5 or any of the intermediate I positions, access being readily attained as,

through the space indicated by the arrow 23, Fig. 5.

I claim: v

1. A wall bed mounting comprising a pair of horizontally disposed supporting arms vertically pivoted at one end each to a fixed point adjacent a closet side wall and pivotally supporting the bed at the, other ends adapting the bed to swing outwardly from a position within the closet substantially parallel and adjacent to said side wall to an out position at right angles therewith extending beyond said side wall substantially half the width of the bed, and a guiding arm pivoted at one end to a point in the closet adjacent said side wall forwardly of said supporting arms and at its other end to the bed insuring such movement of the bed upon swinging of the same and formed to entirely clear and overlap the outer corner of said wall in the out position of the bed.

2. A wall bed mounting comprising a pair of horizontally disposed supporting arms vertically pivoted at one end each. to a fixed point adjacent a closet side wall and pivotally supportingthe bed at the other ends adapting the bed toswing outwardly from a position within the closet substantially parallel and adjacentto said side wall to an out position at right angles therewith extending beyond said side wall substantially half the width of the bed, and a guiding arm pivoted at one end to a point in the closet adjacent said side wall forwardly of said supporting arm and at its other end to the bed insuring. such movement of the bed upon swinging of the same and said guiding arm being provided with a relatively short oifset inner end whereby its fixed pivotal point is kept within the closet adjacent the outer corner of the wall with the arm entirely. clearing the corner of the wall when the bed is in out position and the main body of the arm extends substantially at right angles away from the closet.

3. In a structure as specified in claim 1 one of said supporting arms being arranged to contact said guiding arm in the out position of the bed for limiting the relative movement of the arms.

4. In a structure as specified in claim 1 all of said arms being positioned between the bed and wall and pivoted at points lying within the outer corner of the wall.

5. A wall bed mounting comprising a horizontally disposed supporting arm vertically pivoted at one end to a fixed point adjacent a closet side wall and pivotally supporting the bed at the other end adapting the bed to swing outwardly from a position within the closet substantially parallel and adjacent to.

said side wall to an out position at right angles therewith extending beyond said side wall substantially half the width of the bed, and a guiding arm pivoted at one end to a point'in the closet adjacent said side wall forwardly of said supporting arm and at its other end to'the bed insuring such movement of the bed upon swinging the same forward to entirely clear and overlap the. outer corner of said wall in the out position of the bed.

6. A wall bed mounting comprising a supporting bracket vertically pivoted at one end on a fixed axis adjacent a closet side wall and pivotally supporting the bed at the other end adapting the bed to swing outwardly from a position within the closet substantially parallel with and adjacentto said side wall to an out position at right angles therewith extending beyond said side wall substantially half the width of the bed, and a bent guiding arm positioned adjacent said side wall pivoted at one end to the bed and at the other; end to a fixed point within the closet forwardly of said fixed axis insuring such movement of the bed and clearing the outer corner of said wall in the out position of the bed.

7. A wall bed mounting comprising a horizontally disposed supporting arm vertically pivoted at one end to a point adjacent a closet side wall-and pivotally supporting the bed at the other end adapting the bed to swing outwardly from a position within the closet substantially parallel with and adjacent said side wall, to an out position at right angles therewith extending beyond said side Wall substantially half the width of the bed, and a guiding arm pivoted at one end to a point within the closet adjacent said side wall forwardly of said supporting arm and at its other end pivotally connected to the bed insllring such movement of the bed upon swinging the same, said guiding arm arranged to clear the outer corner of said wall in the out position of the bed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of November, 1929. NEIL SINCLAIR. 

